I just dyed my hair lighter and...?

well, my hair was dyed darkish brown before, very close to my natural hair color and my roots of natural undyed hair were like 5 inches long (you couldn't really tell). and yesterday i dyed it lighter--blondeish redish brownish?-- and the roots took it very well but the hair below my roots did not. the dyed part got a little lighter, but it's not as noticeable as the roots.

so my question is...should i dye it over the brown-dyed part again, or is it simply not going to get to the color i want?

by the way, i really don't want to have to go to a salon...i don't have that kind of money right now.

I just dyed my hair lighter and...?

If it isn't that noticable I wouldn't worry about it. But if you bugs you then yes, try dying that area again.

I just dyed my hair lighter and...?

try dying your hair again and use one of those root applying things. then dye the rest of your hair. Keep experimenting until u get wut u want.

I just dyed my hair lighter and...?

well id say your hair is pretty unhealthy not to take the color evenly, i have this problem so i think a haircut is probally going to be the only thing to help

I just dyed my hair lighter and...?

Do not color it again. Color on color goes DARKER so you will be very disappointed. Your hair is porous right now and it will grab the base color of the shade...ASH-GREEN, GOLDEN-RED.

If you want a more natural grow out since cost is a factor try to keep your base color as close to natural as possible. Then ask a friend to help you and buy a highlighting kit to lighten hair where you want. It has bleach in it so it will lift the browns, reds out better. You wont have a line of demarcation (grow out) as noticeable.

good luck

I just dyed my hair lighter and...?

DO NOT DYE IT AGAIN...your roots will grab the color better than the bottom since that is new growth virgin hair. you need a toner for your roots so that it can blend with the rest of your hair! good luck!

I just dyed my hair lighter and...?

Leave your hair alone for a week or so, then go to a professional. You don't want to overprocess your hair too much on your own, because it will cause a lot of damage.

MV had a great answer also.

Please, if you want to have hair, listen, and good luck.

I just dyed my hair lighter and...?

well the reason that your roots took the color and the ends didn't is because of the old color on the ends. Color doesn't lift Colored hair..... you'd have to use bleach to lift the ends then color over that to match it up. Bleaching your own hair is scary though! You could really cause some damage. I know you're against the salon thing, but sometimes salons run color specials so you might want to call around just to get a price quote, you might be suprised. Even maybe try a hair school. They are good at corrective color for a discounted price.

I just dyed my hair lighter and...?

The root area always appears lighter because it is natural and has not been exposed to any other chemical treatments. However, knowing this is not gonna help you. Try the "Nice and Easy" root touch up . It claims to have some colour match technology that adjusts to your colour so that you don't have that striped look. It's under $10 at the drug store. Good luck with your hair.